The first trailer has arrived for Ladies in Black from legendary Australian director Bruce Beresford. Ladies in Black is based on Madeleine St John’s best-selling novel, The Women in Black. Set in the summer of 1959, when the impact of European migration and the rise of women’s liberation is about to change Australia forever, shy…
“It is one of the most mysterious and moody films to ever emerge from Australia, and its status seems to have been unfairly overshadowed by Weir’s preceding film.” Written by David Morgan-Brown With the wet weather entering Australia again, now seems like a suitable time to give this forgotten classic of Australian cinema a rewatch…
Kings of Baxter Directed by Jack Yabsley Produced by Claire Yvonne Evans Kings of Baxter follows juvenile justice detainees creating a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The film documents Bell Shakespeare’s landmark education programme in Frank Baxter Juvenile Detention Centre over three months of rehearsal, leading up to the final performance for friends, family and fellow…
Thanks to Label Distribution we have 10 double passes to give away to Clayton Jacobson’s new black comedy, Brothers’ Nest. On a cold morning in the middle of country Victoria, two brothers arrive at the family home intent on murdering their step-father Roger. Terry and Jeff’s motive is simple, killing their step-dad will render their…
Aaron Kamp’s Hidden Light is now available to rent or buy across multiple digital platforms. The Perth-shot drama is a solid debut from Kamp which follows former drug dealer Jovan (Jack Jovcic) who is struggling to find purpose in his new life as a Serbian Orthodox Priest. Having left the drug trade years earlier and trying…
Backtrack Boys Produced, directed and shot by Catherine Scott Three Aussie boys are on a rocky path towards jail until they meet a rule-breaking jackaroo and join his legendary dog jumping team. Bernie Shakeshaft is a rough talking jackaroo who runs a youth program from a shed on the outskirts of Armidale, NSW. When everyone else…
Shane and Clayton Jacobson will present a series of Brothers’ Nest Q&A screenings around the country this month, kicking off in Perth on Monday, 11 June. 12 years after the phenomenal success of Kenny, director and actor Clayton Jacobson reunites with his brother Shane Jacobson for what is a very different film. On a cold…
Bugs Written and Directed by Jack Moxey An unremarkable day is framed by the uncovering of a murdered high-school student. Amanda died and nobody really seems to care. Bugs presents a unique perspective in to a day in the life of an apathetic generation, the deterministic nature of a decaying suburbia which invites its inhabitants to…
Occupation 2 is in the works – a month before the release of Occupation in cinemas across Australia on July 12. The announcement comes after two sell-out screenings of the Australian-produced, sci-fi thriller last week. The Occupation sequel is set to serve as an anthology-type film set in the aftermath of an Alien invasion, with the focus…
Written and Directed by Clare Sladden Starring Benjamin Law, Caitlin Hill, James Mason, Amy Ingram, Nick Simpson-Deeks and Ngoc Phan Digital Platform YouTube Freudian Slip is a comedy web series that uses Freud’s theory of the split self to bring to life internals dilemmas around love, sex and pooping. “While there were more than a few negative…
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